NAVAL, Biliran, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Statistics Authority - Biliran Provincial Office kicks off the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) on September 1 despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the province.
Renavil Cueva, PSA-Biliran chief, disclosed that enumerators and other census personnel have started the 2020 CPH in 99 out of the 132 barangays of the province – all 13 barangays in Almeria; all 11 barangays in Biliran town; 11 in Cabucgayan; 14 in Caibiran; 10 in Culaba; 18 in Kawayan; 8 in Maripipi; and 14 in Naval.
CPH in barangays under lockdown status particularly in the capital town of Naval has to be postponed until local officials give clearance and authority to conduct the census.
Before the conduct of the CPH and deployment to their assigned areas, census personnel underwent training and were required to follow health protocols mandated by the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force such as wearing of face mask and face shield, sanitizing their hands, and keeping the required physical distance. Interview is preferred to be outdoor, according to Cueva.
Census personnel paid courtesy visits on barangay captains and municipal mayors of the concerned areas before the conduct of the interview.
With the limited census personnel, Cueva appealed to Biliranons to support their personnel in the conduct of the interview by giving them the needed and accurate data. These data are vital in realizing plans and programs that will aid decision-making of the government as well as its importance to decision-planners, legislators, businessmen, professionals, students, and other data consumers.
Respondents in the 2020 CPH are also given four options for the census interview according to their convenience. These are the Paper and Pencil Interview (PAPI), Self-administered Questionnaire (SAQ), Personal Assisted Telephone Interview (PATI), and the Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), Cueva added. (ldl/mlt/PIA8 Biliran)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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